Genetic influences on carbohydrate digestion

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Swallow, Dallas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate digestion; Food intolerance; Human genetic variation; Lactase deficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LACTASE;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0038128289     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/NRR200253     Document Type: Review

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